On May 27, 2022, Tashkent hosted the tenth round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and Finland, Uzbekistan MFA reports.

The delegations were led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Gayrat Fozilov and Director General of the Department of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland Marja Liivala.

The state and prospects for the development of relations between Uzbekistan and Finland in political, trade-economic, investment, tourism, cultural-humanitarian and other fields were discussed during the talks.

The main attention was paid to the issues of activating economic diplomacy and expanding the legal framework of bilateral cooperation through relevant and practically significant documents. Proposals to increase mutual trade turnover and the implementation of joint investment projects were considered.

Mutual interest was expressed in deepening cooperation in education, including expanding interaction between educational institutions by organizing mutual visits, workshops, trainings and other events, as well as establishing contacts between analytical centers of the two countries.

The parties also exchanged views on regional issues and interaction within the framework of the UN, the EU and other multilateral structures.

UzA